Jan/Feb 2012 • Biology

FEATURES

Reading Tea Leaves • Do you know what's in your tea?

iGEM • Synthetic biology, brick by brick

Young Biologists, Big Discoveries • Snapshots of prize-winning high school biology research projects

My Journey to the International Biology Olympiad • Rebecca Shi on making Team USA, winning a gold medal, and more

Lab Notes • Four summers as a CTY Center Scholar

Macro Menagerie • Biologist Igor Siwanowicz lets bugs show their true colors

My Summer at SIMR • The Stanford Institutes of Medicine Research Program

The World on Stage • Celebrating cultural diversity on International Night

Lessons from Chess• Sharing the love of the game

DEPARTMENTS

Big Picture

In My Own Words • Nobel Laureate Carol Greider

Selected Opportunities & Resources

Off the Shelf

Word Wise

Exploring Career Options • Interview with wildlife biologist Brian Gratwicke

One Step Ahead • Common sense for a happy, healthy freshman year

Planning Ahead for College • Daniel Creasy, Associate Director of Admissions at JHU, on reading college applications

Students Review • Cornell University

Creative Minds Imagine • Essay contest winners

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Knossos Games